1st Week of 2005: The Lowdown
So how's this first week been? And why no posts this year until now?
Well, I was supposed to start the new year out by going to a party with my mates, but my mate Chris has a girlfriend with a kid. Her sister was supposed to babysit for them but pulled out only a few days earlier so they asked me if I could babysit. There was no way that they'd get another babysitter so I agreed to help them out. Their kid's a good kid and we had a good time watching the 3D animated series of spider-man, hehe. Whilst he was asleep, I played Spider-Man 2 on their X-Box. It suddenly occured to me that there's something that Spider-man doesn't have that would make his whole life a lot easier.
Minions.
Spider-man should get himself a bunch of minions. Just think of the possibilities. He can leave minions with thugs to give eye-witness reports to the police - he can take on a lot more bad guys at once and when it comes to villains like Doc Ock - then he can just surround them with his loyal minion army.
Rehearsals for Hobson's Choice have started back up now that Christmas is over, and we'll be performing in 4 weeks.
I've also been busy helping out Flyakite with his new website (just wait till you see the new version) and the benefit is that because it's a joint effort, I'll be using a similar-based website myself. This blog will more than likely also move to a new site with a brand new design - the main reason being that I can customize it more than I can on this current server.
And now the other reason I've not been around much. I've been beta-testing a new game called City of Heroes. It's an mmorpg and because it's beta, I don't have to pay to play. But in a months time, it will cost £29.99 to buy and then there'll be a subscription fee on top of that which, in my current unemployed state, I won't be able to afford.
Basically, you design a superhero, give him/her a few basic powers, and then you venture around a place called Paragon City killing thugs and defeating evil monsters that threaten the city. The more experienced you get, the higher level you become and the more powers you can have such as super-speed, super-strength and flight, just to name a few. I've seen a few people who look like Wolverine (with working claws), I've seen a guy who's the spitting image of the hulk and even a guy in a suit dressed as the invisible man (and he can infact become invisible). So far, no Batman though. It's an addictive game and we've spent a lot of time defeating a mechanical monster known as The Paladin. It's one hell of a beast and can take about 15+ heroes to successfully defeat.
My character (uninspiringly named 'Cryden') I've based on superman (pretty much the same costume but a different logo and the sleeves rolled up). You can see it in the screenshot above. The amount of character customization is amazing! I've seen loads of heroes and no two that look alike! At the time of writing, I am at level 9, but once you reach level 20 then you can get a cape! To some it's just cool, to others it shows that they're all mighty and powerful - and to others, it will just nicely finish off their costume, hehe.
As I write this, Sons & Daughters has just started on TV (an australian soap). You only need listen to the theme tune to know that it's gonna be a bad show. And 10 seconds into it you get instant confirmation that it is, and why it's only shown on channel 5 at 5am. Just the fact that a woman does the most pathetic, unrealistic shriek at a plastic toy spider that someone's left as a practical joke is... well... I don't think there's even a word for it. Someone then damaged the steering on a car and unfortunately they didn't crash.
And lastly, I highly recommend Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure on DVD. You can order it online from Play.com but I found it a lot cheaper at Woolworths for £4.99.
It's a fantastic DVD and had me in stitches for ages. My eyes were watering because I was laughing so hard. The DVD has some good features too. If you've got a spare fiver lying around - then I highly recommend you go out of your way to go buy it now!
What are you still doing here? Go Quickly. NOW!
Or else I shall release my minions upon you . . .
Well, I was supposed to start the new year out by going to a party with my mates, but my mate Chris has a girlfriend with a kid. Her sister was supposed to babysit for them but pulled out only a few days earlier so they asked me if I could babysit. There was no way that they'd get another babysitter so I agreed to help them out. Their kid's a good kid and we had a good time watching the 3D animated series of spider-man, hehe. Whilst he was asleep, I played Spider-Man 2 on their X-Box. It suddenly occured to me that there's something that Spider-man doesn't have that would make his whole life a lot easier.
Minions.
Spider-man should get himself a bunch of minions. Just think of the possibilities. He can leave minions with thugs to give eye-witness reports to the police - he can take on a lot more bad guys at once and when it comes to villains like Doc Ock - then he can just surround them with his loyal minion army.
Rehearsals for Hobson's Choice have started back up now that Christmas is over, and we'll be performing in 4 weeks.
I've also been busy helping out Flyakite with his new website (just wait till you see the new version) and the benefit is that because it's a joint effort, I'll be using a similar-based website myself. This blog will more than likely also move to a new site with a brand new design - the main reason being that I can customize it more than I can on this current server.
And now the other reason I've not been around much. I've been beta-testing a new game called City of Heroes. It's an mmorpg and because it's beta, I don't have to pay to play. But in a months time, it will cost £29.99 to buy and then there'll be a subscription fee on top of that which, in my current unemployed state, I won't be able to afford.
Basically, you design a superhero, give him/her a few basic powers, and then you venture around a place called Paragon City killing thugs and defeating evil monsters that threaten the city. The more experienced you get, the higher level you become and the more powers you can have such as super-speed, super-strength and flight, just to name a few. I've seen a few people who look like Wolverine (with working claws), I've seen a guy who's the spitting image of the hulk and even a guy in a suit dressed as the invisible man (and he can infact become invisible). So far, no Batman though. It's an addictive game and we've spent a lot of time defeating a mechanical monster known as The Paladin. It's one hell of a beast and can take about 15+ heroes to successfully defeat.
| Heroes preparing to attack
the half-built Paladin | Behold this mighty
behemoth | ...And now we have to run!
|
My character (uninspiringly named 'Cryden') I've based on superman (pretty much the same costume but a different logo and the sleeves rolled up). You can see it in the screenshot above. The amount of character customization is amazing! I've seen loads of heroes and no two that look alike! At the time of writing, I am at level 9, but once you reach level 20 then you can get a cape! To some it's just cool, to others it shows that they're all mighty and powerful - and to others, it will just nicely finish off their costume, hehe.
As I write this, Sons & Daughters has just started on TV (an australian soap). You only need listen to the theme tune to know that it's gonna be a bad show. And 10 seconds into it you get instant confirmation that it is, and why it's only shown on channel 5 at 5am. Just the fact that a woman does the most pathetic, unrealistic shriek at a plastic toy spider that someone's left as a practical joke is... well... I don't think there's even a word for it. Someone then damaged the steering on a car and unfortunately they didn't crash.
And lastly, I highly recommend Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure on DVD. You can order it online from Play.com but I found it a lot cheaper at Woolworths for £4.99.
If someone called you a Googlewhack what would you do? You probably wouldn't embark on a 91,000 mile journey around the world. But then, you're not Dave Gorman are you?
It's a fantastic DVD and had me in stitches for ages. My eyes were watering because I was laughing so hard. The DVD has some good features too. If you've got a spare fiver lying around - then I highly recommend you go out of your way to go buy it now!
What are you still doing here? Go Quickly. NOW!
Or else I shall release my minions upon you . . .
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